Perspectives in Teacher Education

Political Development in India discusses the key aspects and facets of Indian political system comprehensively, analytically and dispassionately. It starts off with a detailed examination of the various developments taking place in the country's politics since Independence and also identifies its major achievements no less than set-backs. The profile of the professional politician is presented on both historical and sociological dimensions and his motivations and ambitions too are closely analysed. The work proceeds further to discuss the inter-face of the national legislator with his environment especially the constituency part of it: this chapter is particularly instructive as it is inter-laced with excerpts from the author's interviews with the MPs. The minister's unfolding relationship with the public service is examined in detail and a hypothesis of India evolving the 'Eastminster' model of democracy is advanced. The party system of India receives a detailed treatment and its salient features are well highlighted. How the political parties raise and manage their finance is discussed perhaps for the first timein a full chapter in the present work. Important problems and issues of politics such as coalition governments, corruption, centre-state relations are all examined in a competent scholarly way. The work rounds off the discussion with an examination of the principal tension-areas which the country's political system is encountering presently or is likely to face in the immediate future. Written in a highly lucid style, Political Development in India is a comprehensive, competent and scholarly treatise on Indian politics deserving close attention both of those steering the wheels of politics in the country and those affected by it.

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